Developer QLevr sued Inver Grove Heights in July over the data center pause. The city said losing could cost $20 million or more. On Sept. 15 the council voted 3-1 to exempt the QLevr project, and QLevr agreed to drop the case without the city paying damages.

July 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

Inver Grove Heights paused data centers for one year on a 3-2 vote. In September the council exempted one project, QLevr, after the developer sued.

June 2026Source

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1 data center project in Inver Grove Heights City

In Inver Grove Heights City

QLevr data center at former Travel Tags site (Inver Grove Heights)

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Oppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)

Meta Rosemount data center

Dakota East Area site in Rosemount (Tract technology park plan)

Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)

Farmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)

Local votes and rules

⚖️ Court case

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

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